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January 01, 1990 - January 07, 2013 + The Urban Man

Square One listen Download

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People say that L.A. has no beginning and no end, but it's not true. We have Santa Monica Pier. Surely, this is the very first...

Hi-Def listen Download

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Here in the metropolis it's important to maintain a clear self-definition, no matter what. You may not have landed a role in years, but remember...

Solidifying Your Brand listen Download

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Seeing the Light listen Download

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Like most people who live in L.A., the Urban Man believes in cosmic enlightenment. Me, I’ve been enlightened eight or nine times. Usually for about 10 minutes....

Natural Born Leaders listen Download

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Here in America, we work hard to cultivate leaders. We hold leadership seminars, we put up leadership posters, we celebrate risk-taking. And I guess it...

Clothing the Naked listen Download

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Historians like to say that L.A. is not so much a place as a "blank canvas" where new places get painted in every few years. And...

Corresponding Affections listen Download

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The trouble with love in the big city is not that people are callous or self-involved, it's that they evolve so quickly. When people say, "I swear...

Just...Don't Do It listen Download

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People are always telling me that the solution to the world's problems is to drive less, spend less, and stop creating consumer bubbles. But I...

Looking for Optimism listen Download

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Let me assure the public that we urban men and women just need a little hint of optimism and we'll get back into gear. A few...

Keeping The Affection Alive listen Download

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I don't know about you, but until recently, I always loved capitalism: Its joyful games, its do or die gumption, its eagerness to fill every nook and...

The Post Economy Life listen Download

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I don't know about you, but I'm working on a survival plan just in case everything really does go south. Like, what if they stop paying...

Art and the Urban Man, Part II listen Download

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Sometimes, come the end of the day, the Urban Man likes to stop making sense. Along with food and beauty, not making sense is a basic...

Blotches of Paint listen Download

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Art and The Urban Man, Part I Like most people, the Urban Man often goes looking for beauty. Okay, sometimes in a mountain valley. Sometimes on...

Not the Messiah listen Download

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Like millions around the world, I was a tad disappointed on Inauguration Day. It was that downbeat speech, the man's refusal to assume the mantle...

Reasonableness listen Download

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It’s the night before the inauguration, and like many Americans, the Urban Man has gone to dwell briefly in the 18th century. You remember the...